Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-30
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HE TARIFF QUESTION.
The Fight In the House Hay lead to a
Compromises.

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The Fight In the House HAY lead to a
Compromises.
Washington, D. O. Dec. 2S.-The
Star. lass evening commenting on the
probable tariff fight in the house this
winter says: 1T is probably us certain
as anything in the future can be, that a
tariff bill will pass the nouss this ses-
sion and that there will be a fight. IL
will begin almost AZ soon as the holiday
recess ia oyer. The plan OF campaign
adopted st OAK View will be carried out.
LII consists OF a series OF sharp battles
and retreats. The majority OF the dem
|oersts will start out to get ae much
starif reduction and as little protection
az they can. But they are prepared to
'ratreat sooner than take o defeat When.
ever they find that they cannot get what
they would like, they will compromise,
taking the best they can get. They will
follow this plan throughout, conpron-
ising as to every detail until they have
secured a bill that can pass the house.
While starting out With the ayowal OF
to protection ae 6 principle.
and maintaining that position to the
last, they will GO SO lar in the conces-
sIons probably as to accept q bill for
which Mr.. Randall and his followers can
vote without doing violence to their pro-
lection theories.
il is expected TO get g bill that will
make a considerable reduction in the
revenue. The proposition going into the
committee will be for pretty stiff backed
tariff reform without any recognition OF
protection principles
1T is understood 1t will be directed by
Mr.. Carlisle as much as il he were the
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, The committee go into their
work with their course already marked
out for them. Nj. Gray wilERo on the
committee 90 represent Mr.. Randall, un-
less the speaker changes his mind, and
the two factions OF the party will prob
ably come to an understanding OF what
10 to be done before they get into the
house.
The bill will be taken up item BY item
and an agreement. or compromise
reached at each step. Probably NO one
reduction will be made Just at first pro.
posed, but each item will probably re-
main in the bill IN o modified fors1.
a great effort will be made to consider
the matter dispassionateiy, and NOT tc
insist upon anything that would cause q
serious disagreement.
Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Randall have
talked the matter over very carefully
and they both expect that an agreemen
will be reached and that they can pas
over their differences OF opinion without
remark
The bill will certainly not be all tha
Is desired, but the president and the ma
jority OF his party can truthfuily asser
that they have tried to 60 further, ant
that they have done the best they could
The important point will be that TIL
revenue will be reduced.
AZ to the surplus that is already in th.
treasury it wall be the administration
policy to let il stay as a bank account
against necessary demands. and a
long as it is not growing larger il vii
not be dangerous. The chances are
however, that both houses of congress
Ri.. asss : s:!.#sss ;Essss hhsa= as
msnd on it.
The Blair educational bill is almos
certain to pass through both branche
of congress and be sent to the president
Ii was defeated in the Last congress
through being smothered in the commit
tee; and buried in che calendar. Thi
plan can hardly succeed again. It j
almost sure to pass. 1t ia about 9
certain Of being vetoed by the presi
dent. The president has intimated q
much quite broadly,and some who ough
to know his views on the subject declai
that the bill cannot get his signature.
The chances for large expenditure
for fortiications are not promiaiDg. Th
appropriations will be kept as low Q
possible in ell branches.